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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"Pictured with engine 94 is young rail enthusiast, Frederick Asam. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"… and Aroostook Railroad started cutting back on rail passenger service in Northern Maine. On November 25, 1957, four busses replaced two trains (No."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… Railroad Company operated horse-drawn cars on rails that ran through Scarborough and other area towns."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"(Chair rail was known bullhead rail and the “chair” held the rail to the ties.) The railroad operated six locomotives, two carriages for passengers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Rail lines, roads and a pipeline across the marsh also negatively impacted the area, disturbing the hydrology, soils and natural vegetation and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Society The track consisted of 70 lb steel rails. Thirty of the 32 miles was actually over private land."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"By 1959, rail freight revenues were sufficient enough to offset losses in passenger numbers and passenger service was terminated."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"There was great excitement that July when the rails of the Biddeford and Saco Railroad Company were finally connected to those of the Portland…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"However, diking and development of roads and rail lines across the marsh negatively impacted the marsh, destroying soils and natural vegetation."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… speed highways cut through the city but doomed rail transportation. City officials struggled with ways to revitalize its city core along the banks…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"… Railroad began in 1909 as an electric trolley line, serving the localities of New Sweden, Carson, and Caribou."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"… Back then there were a lot more different car lines than there are today. One includes the Dinah Pinard."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"… started his own store, Eddie’s IGA, which had a line of groceries and meats and free delivery. The store was sixteen feet by twenty-four feet and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… Sadie took the clothes and hung them on a line outside. Some people also hung their clothes in the basement next to the wood stove."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"There was a line of more than two hundred people who waited for an hour to see the first movie played in the new theater."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"JJeremiah worked for Delta Air Lines for seventeen years. After leaving the Delta, he went to work in landscaping and plumbing, which is his job…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"Railroading began in Aroostook with a short line from Woodstock to Houlton in 1870. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to Caribou and then…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… came more intense pressure for a direct railroad line to Presque Isle which was finally achieved with the opening of the Bangor and Aroostook…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… this as a threat to business and expanded their lines through Washburn, Mapleton, Perham, Woodland, New Sweden, Wade, Castle Hill, and Chapman."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… are found southwest of Masardis just across the line into Piscataquis County. John R Braden, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical Society The…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Society & Museum Famous aviators and commercial lines came to the Scarborough Airport. Charles Lindbergh attempted to fly into the airport in July…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… rowed out to the Thomas and were able to get a line onto the ship and safely rescue the crew. There was one fatality earlier when the ship was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"In 1861, Harper’s Weekly sent Homer to the front lines of the Civil War with General McClellan’s army where he sketched battle scenes and camp life."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a rope and buoy…"